Government Effectiveness in Mali

Mali: Government Effectiveness was 0.1779 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.1779 standard error
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
40th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.2873 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.1755 standard error
in 2009
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Government Effectiveness in Mali, 1996–2011

00.10.20.31996200320111996: 0.287 standard error1998: 0.238 standard error2000: 0.246 standard error2002: 0.221 standard error2003: 0.203 standard error2004: 0.186 standard error2005: 0.181 standard error2006: 0.176 standard error2007: 0.197 standard error2008: 0.196 standard error2009: 0.175 standard error2010: 0.179 standard error2011: 0.178 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

Mali recorded 0.1779 standard error for government effectiveness in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Mali peaked at 0.2873 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1755 standard error, in 2009.

That places Mali 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness (standard error) in Mali, 1996 to 2011.
Year standard error Change
1996 0.2873 standard error
1998 0.2385 standard error -17.0%
2000 0.2457 standard error +3.0%
2002 0.221 standard error -10.1%
2003 0.2034 standard error -8.0%
2004 0.1862 standard error -8.5%
2005 0.1813 standard error -2.6%
2006 0.1761 standard error -2.9%
2007 0.1973 standard error +12.0%
2008 0.1956 standard error -0.9%
2009 0.1755 standard error -10.3%
2010 0.1789 standard error +2.0%
2011 0.1779 standard error -0.6%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 0.1779 standard error is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1903 standard error, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Mali's 0.1779 standard error is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1899 standard error, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2629 standard error 0.2385 standard error 0.2873 standard error 2
2000s 0.198 standard error 0.1755 standard error 0.2457 standard error 9
2010s 0.1784 standard error 0.1779 standard error 0.1789 standard error 2

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 40 Botswana 0.1779 standard error compare
  2. 40 Burkina Faso 0.1779 standard error compare
  3. 40 Ghana 0.1779 standard error compare
  4. 40 Kenya 0.1779 standard error compare
  5. 40 Madagascar 0.1779 standard error compare
  6. 40 Mozambique 0.1779 standard error compare
  7. 40 Nigeria 0.1779 standard error compare
  8. 40 Senegal 0.1779 standard error compare
  9. 40 Tanzania 0.1779 standard error compare
  10. 40 Uganda 0.1779 standard error compare
  11. 40 Zambia 0.1779 standard error compare
  12. 40 Zimbabwe 0.1779 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness in Mali?
Government effectiveness in Mali was 0.1779 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 0.2873 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1755 standard error in 2009.
How does Mali rank for government effectiveness?
Mali ranks 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Government Effectiveness (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness (standard error)
Unit
standard error
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 688 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

See definition GV.GOVT.EF.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.